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Apple docs MCP for AI coding

334k+ developer documents instantly searchable.

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334K+
Documents
370+
Frameworks
<3ms
Search Latency
100%
Coverage

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Run the following command in your terminal:

Terminal 
claude mcp add --transport http apple-docs https://xdocs.dev/mcp

Optional: Add a skill to teach Claude when to use the tools:

.claude/skills/apple-docs/SKILL.md 
---
name: apple-docs
description: Search Apple developer documentation for Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, and 370+ frameworks. Use when looking up iOS/macOS/visionOS APIs, checking method signatures, finding platform availability, or debugging Apple framework issues.
---

# Apple Documentation

Search 334K pre-indexed Apple developer documents with sub-3ms latency.

## Tools

search_apple_docs - Full-text search with filters
  query: "NavigationStack"
  framework: "SwiftUI" (optional)
  platform: "ios" (optional: ios/macos/visionos/watchos/tvos)

expand_result - Get full documentation for a symbol
  identifier: "SwiftUI/NavigationStack"

list_frameworks - Browse all 370+ frameworks
  filter: "UI" (optional)

choose_framework - Scope subsequent searches
  framework: "UIKit"

## Workflow

1. Search broadly: search_apple_docs("async image loading")
2. Filter if needed: add framework or platform params
3. Expand for details: expand_result("SwiftUI/AsyncImage")

## Tips

- Use framework filter for precise results
- Expand results to see full method signatures
- Check platform param in results for availability

For more information, see the Claude Code MCP documentation.

Add a custom connector in Claude Desktop settings:

Claude Desktop 
1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Navigate to Settings → Connectors
3. Select "Add custom connector"
4. Enter apple-docs as the name
5. Set URL to https://xdocs.dev/mcp
6. Click "Add"

Add to your Cursor MCP settings:

Cursor Settings → MCP 
{
  "apple-docs": {
    "url": "https://xdocs.dev/mcp"
  }
}

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

.vscode/mcp.json 
{
  "servers": {
    "apple-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://xdocs.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to your Copilot for Xcode extensions configuration:

Copilot for Xcode → Extensions 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://xdocs.dev/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

For clients supporting Streamable HTTP, connect directly to the server URL. For stdio-only clients, use mcp-remote as a proxy:

MCP Config 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://xdocs.dev/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Why xdocs

Pre-indexed. Instant. Complete.

Unlike on-demand fetching, we've already done the work. Every search is instant.

⚡

Sub-3ms Search

Powered by Meilisearch. Results before you finish typing. No waiting for Apple's servers.

🎯

Smart Relevance

Framework-aware ranking. Core components surface first. Filter by platform, type, or framework.

📦

Complete Coverage

SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, Metal, ARKit, Core ML, HealthKit, and 360+ more frameworks.

🔒

Always Available

No dependency on Apple's infrastructure. Works when their servers are slow or down.

MCP Tools

Built for exploration

Everything you need to navigate Apple's documentation programmatically.

🔍
search_apple_docs
Full-text search with framework, platform, and type filters. Supports wildcards like *View or UI*.
📄
expand_result
Get complete documentation for any symbol. Pass "Button" or a full file path.
📚
list_frameworks
Browse all 370+ frameworks with document counts. Filter by name.
🎛️
choose_framework
Set an active framework to scope all subsequent searches automatically.